Imhotep to Harvey: Backgrounds of Medical History.

Abstract

The author's seminars for fourth year medical students of The College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York are reflected in the pages of this book. In a series of chapters, each of which might serve as the basis for an informal exercise in Medical History, the background of the subject is developed. Preceding each the subject matter is briefly outlined, and in the last 20 pages, book lists are given, arranged to illustrate and complement the material of each chapter. Thus this book lends itself particularly to the library method of presentation. Illustrative material is found in a group